# Accident 20131019019179A: Davenport Robert W LONG EZ, Boulder, CO, October 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2013, 10:45 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0394° N, 105.2258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0394&lon=-105.2258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282RD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N282RD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davenport Robert W LONG EZ (registry code 05690X7, https://openairdocs.org/model/davenport-robert-w-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVENPORT ROBERT W LONG EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131019019179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 10/19/2013 AT 1045 MDT, N282RD, A EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT LONG EZ AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA011), Oct 19, 2013: Davenport Long EZ (N282RD), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sudden loss of tire pressure during takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N282RD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930808032129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808032129I), Aug 8, 1993: Amtrru VARIEZELONG (N282RD), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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